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What’s the plan for governing Northern Ireland?

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Prof John Garry and Jamie Pow look at the recent failure by the Northern Ireland parties to reach an agreement.

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The Northern Ireland/Ireland Border, Regulatory Alignment and Brexit

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Professor David Phinnemore and Dr Katy Hayward look at some principles and options in light of the UK-EU Joint Report of 8 December 2017.

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Brexit: Where are we now? Northern Ireland

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Professor David Phinnemore sets out the state of play in the Brexit negotiations as seen from Northern Ireland.

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Will the Irish question be solved?

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Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the Irish question in respect to Brexit and highlights some of the legal perspectives of the pre-Christmas ‘deal’ on Northern Ireland.

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Sharing the Island: Brexit, Constitutional Imagination and the Right of Self-Determination

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Professor Colin Harvey looks at the implications of Brexit on some of the central elements of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

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Bonfires, Flags, Identity and Cultural Traditions

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Dr Paula Devine and Professor Gillian Robinson look at recent findings from the 2016 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey that show that flags, bonfires and other cultural traditions continue to be very controversial.

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Brexit and Northern Ireland: Unique Solutions and the Union State

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In light of the most recent derailment in the Brexit negotiation process, Professor Colin Harvey says that the Northern Ireland Brexit solution was not going to break up the United Kingdom.

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A Time of Crisis and Challenge: Brexit and our Constitutional Future

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In a recent article in the Derry Journal, Professor Colin Harvey looks at the constitutional status of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement in light of the UK’s imminent Brexit.

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The language of ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions is unique to the Irish dimension of Brexit

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Professor David Phinnemore argues that at the heart of the commitment of all parties involved in the exit negotiations is the desire to ensure that Brexit does not in any way undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.

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Remarkable flexibility on Northern Ireland from the EU – the UK government should take note

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The unique situation of Northern Ireland within the UK needs to be stressed when it comes to Brexit says Dr Katy Hayward.

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30 August Brexit Clinic Presentations

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The presentations from the recent Brexit Clinic are available to download.

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The Future of Northern Ireland: What is Going Wrong?

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Professor Crawford Gribben looks back over recent events in Northern Ireland and asks why, after almost 20 years of “peace”, have we achieved so little with so much?

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